Men in Black: The Album

Men in Black: The Album
Men in Black: The Album
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	July 1, 1997
Recorded	1996–1997
Genre	Hip hop; R&B;
Length	66:05
Label	Columbia; Sony;
Producer	Poke & Tone; Jermaine Dupri; Jonathan "Mookie" Morant; Deconzo Smith; Jerome Malcolm; Bob Mare; The Ummah; De La Soul; Branford Marsalis;
Singles from Men in Black: The Album
	"Men in Black"; Released: June 3, 1997 (US); "We Just Wanna Party with You"; Released: September 1, 1997 (UK); "Just Cruisin'"; Released: November 25, 1997 (EU);

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Men in Black: The Album is the soundtrack to the film Men in Black. It was released on July 1, 1997, distributed by Columbia Records and featured production from some of music's top producers, such as Poke & Tone, Jermaine Dupri and The Ummah.

The album was a huge success, spending two consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, as well as peaking at No. 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 3 on the Canadian Albums Chart. The RIAA certified the album 3× Platinum for shipments of over 3,000,000 copies in the United States.

Four singles were released from the album, Will Smith's "Men in Black" and "Just Cruisin'", Nas's "Escobar '97" and Jermaine Dupri and Snoop Dogg's "We Just Wanna Party with You". Except for the title song and the two Danny Elfman cues, none of the tracks on the album are in the film.

This soundtrack also marked the debuts of then-unknowns Alicia Keys and Destiny's Child.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	" David "Dave" Jolicoeur & Vincent "Maseo" Mason	De La Soul	3:24
14.	"Some Cow Fonque (More Tea, Vicar?)" (Buckshot LeFonque)	Branford Marsalis	Marsalis	5:10
15.	"M.I.B. Main Theme" (Danny Elfman)	Elfman		2:58
16.	"M.I.B. Closing Theme" (Danny Elfman)	Elfman		2:38
Total length:				1:06:05

Sample Credits

"Men in Black" features a sample from "Forget Me Nots" by Patrice Rushen written by Patrice Rushen, Terry McFadden and Fred Washington
"We Just Wanna Party with You" contains portions of "
Get Down On It" by Kool & the Gang
written by Robert Bell, James Taylor, George Brown, Ronald Bell, Claydes Smith, Robert Mickens and E. Deodato

"Just Cruisin'" contains a sample of "I'm Back For More" by Al Johnson written by Kenneth Stover
"The 'Notic" contains replayed elements of "Shining Star" by Earth, Wind & Fire written by Larry Dunn, Maurice White and Philip Bailey
"Escobar '97" contains a sample of "I'll Move You No Mountain" by The Love Unlimited Orchestra written by Jerry Ragovoy and Aaron Schroeder
"Same Ol' Thing" contains a sample of "Miles Beyond" by
The Mahavishnu Orchestra
written by J. McLaughlin

Men In Black: The Score

Columbia Records released a Danny Elfman score album, including the two tracks included on Men In Black: The Album, on December 1, 1997.

M.I.B. Main Theme (2:58)
D's Memories/Chase (3:57)
Edgar's Truck/A New Man (2:58)
Imports/Quiet Moment (2:22)
J Contemplates (1:18)
Headquarters (1:13)
The Suit (1:28)
Morgue Time (:49)
Petit Mort (1:42)
K Reminisces (:48)
Orion's Belt/Cat Stinger (2:18)
Noisy Cricket/Impending Trouble (2:08)
Sexy Morgue Babe/Icon (5:41)
Take Off/Crash (7:20)
Finale (3:02)
M.I.B. Closing Theme (2:36)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[1]	4
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[2]	3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[3]	20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[4]	21
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[5]	3
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[6]	10
Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista)^[7]	27
French Albums ( SNEP)^[8]	9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[9]	6
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[10]	2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[11]	21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[12]	17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	12
US Billboard 200^[14]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[15]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[16]	45
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[17]	32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[18]	60
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[19]	34
US Billboard 200^[20]	19
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[21]	42

Chart (1998)	Position
US Billboard 200^[22]	80

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[23]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[24]	3× Platinum	300,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[25]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[26]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[28]	3× Platinum	3,060,000^[27]
Summaries
Worldwide	—	5,000,000^[29]
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Men In Black". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Men In Black" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Men In Black" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Men In Black" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack – Men In Black" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland
. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

^ "Lescharts.com – Soundtrack – Men In Black". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

GfK Entertainment Charts
. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

^ "Charts.nz – Soundtrack – Men In Black". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Men In Black". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

^ "Swedishcharts.com – Soundtrack – Men In Black". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

^ "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Men In Black". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1997". ARIA. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1997". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved September 21, 2015.

^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrecharts". Offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved December 17, 2020.

^ "Top Selling Albums of 1997". The Official NZ Music Charts. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

^ "1997 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 52. December 27, 1997. p. YE-39. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

^ "Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – Men In Black - Original Motion picture Soundtrack". Music Canada. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Men In Black')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

^ "British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – Men In Black - Ost". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

^ Basham, David (7 February 2002). "Got Charts?". Mtv. Retrieved July 9, 2019.

^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Men In Black". Recording Industry Association of America.

^ "Right On Track". Billboard. 28 March 1998. p. 73. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

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Men in Black

Original comics by Lowell Cunningham (1990-1991)

Characters

Agent J

Agent K

Frank the Pug

Films

Men in Black (1997)

Men in Black II (2002)

Men in Black 3 (2012)

Men in Black: International (2019)

Television

Men in Black: The Series (1997–2001)
list of episodes

Music

MIB: The Album
"Men in Black"

"Just Cruisin'"

MIB II: The Soundtrack
"Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)"

MIB 3: The Playback
"Back in Time"

Video games

MIB: The Game (1997)

MIB: The Series (1999)

MIB 2: The Series (2000)

MIB: The Series – Crashdown (2001)

MIB II: Alien Escape (2002)

MIB: Alien Crisis (2012)

Other media

MIB: The Roleplaying Game (1997)

MIB: Alien Attack (theme park ride)

Related

Men in black (conspiracy theories)

National Lampoon's Men in White (parody film)

Category

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American Music Award for Top Soundtrack

The Lion King (1996)

Waiting to Exhale (1997)

Men in Black (1998)

Titanic (1999)

Wild Wild West (2000)

Mission: Impossible 2
(2001)

Save the Last Dance (2002)

Spider-Man
(2003)

High School Musical 2 (2007)

Alvin and the Chipmunks (2008)

Twilight (2009)

Glee (2010)

Pitch Perfect (2013)

Frozen (2014)

Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)

Purple Rain (2016)

Moana (2017)

Black Panther (2018)

Bohemian Rhapsody
(2019)

Birds of Prey
(2020)

Elvis (2022)

Authority control databases

MusicBrainz release group

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Men_in_Black:_The_Album&oldid=1193780698"

[ac_Australia_Soundtrack-1] "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Men In Black". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[ac_Austria_Soundtrack-2] "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Men In Black" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[ac_Flanders_Soundtrack-3] "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Men In Black" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[ac_Wallonia_Soundtrack-4] "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Men In Black" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Soundtrack-5] "Soundtrack Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

[ac_Netherlands_Soundtrack-6] "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack – Men In Black" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[ac_Finland_Soundtrack-7] Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland
. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[ac_France_Soundtrack-8] "Lescharts.com – Soundtrack – Men In Black". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[ac_Germany4_Soundtrack-9] GfK Entertainment Charts
. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[ac_New_Zealand_Soundtrack-10] "Charts.nz – Soundtrack – Men In Black". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[ac_Norway_Soundtrack-11] "Norwegiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Men In Black". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[ac_Sweden_Soundtrack-12] "Swedishcharts.com – Soundtrack – Men In Black". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[ac_Switzerland_Soundtrack-13] "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Men In Black". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Soundtrack-14] "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Soundtrack-15] "Soundtrack Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

[16] "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1997". ARIA. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

[17] "Jahreshitparade Alben 1997". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved September 21, 2015.

[18] "Top 100 Album-Jahrecharts". Offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved December 17, 2020.

[19] "Top Selling Albums of 1997". The Official NZ Music Charts. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

[20] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

[21] "1997 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 52. December 27, 1997. p. YE-39. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

[22] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

[AustraliaSoundtrackMen_In_BlackalbumCertRef-23] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

[CanadaVarious_ArtistsMen_In_Black_-_Original_Motion_picture_SoundtrackalbumCertRef-24] "Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – Men In Black - Original Motion picture Soundtrack". Music Canada. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

[SwitzerlandSoundtrackMen_In_BlackalbumCertRef-25] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Men In Black')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

[United_KingdomOriginal_SoundtrackMen_In_Black_-_OstalbumCertRef-26] "British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – Men In Black - Ost". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

[27] Basham, David (7 February 2002). "Got Charts?". Mtv. Retrieved July 9, 2019.

[United_StatesSoundtrackMen_In_BlackalbumCertRef-28] "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Men In Black". Recording Industry Association of America.

[29] "Right On Track". Billboard. 28 March 1998. p. 73. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

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